Remembrances of John Wheeler from an alumnusRegarding ?Esteemed physicist John Wheeler dies at 96,' (Tuesday, April 15, 2008):I first encountered John Wheeler as a freshman engineering student in 1954 when he was lecturer in PHY 103.
Now that the winter snow has melted away, many students are finally able to crawl out of their dorms and wonder around the gothic wonderland we all call home.
Campaigns are defined by one sentence or moment that encapsulates an essential theme about the candidate.
When Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote, "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," he was referring to the death of a friend, not a romance that hit the rocks.
The University's Princeton Preview program provides a unique opportunity for newly admitted students to gain a better understanding of all aspects of undergraduate life.
The activist in me was, er, activated when I was about 13. A vile gym class teacher had decided that the day's torture would entail all the boys sumo-wrestling each other shirtless.
Recently, a beleaguered friend of mine loudly exclaimed, "I totally got raped by my history test." An awkward laughter trickled from the crowded lunch table.
What is healthful food? Is it a spring strawberry, fresh from a local, organic farm? A nonfat yogurt or a fortified energy bar?
The majority's effort to grapple with the ethical question posed by psychostimulants like Adderall is admirable and necessary in a community that values academic integrity.
April Hosting has always been one of my favorite rituals at Princeton. Hordes of eager, dewy-eyed pre-frosh swarm our campus to test-drive it - and us - and determine whether this is where they want to spend their next four years.
As exam period approaches, many students use coffee, soda or energy drinks to stay up late night after night.
Rushing to the nearest airport upon the adjournment of a retreat in South Carolina, I was elated to discover that, for some reason, my flight to Newark was neither canceled nor even late, an entirely unanticipated event.
For you, this weekend will be one of sensory overload, during which you will see and hear much about the opportunities that await you at Princeton.
After four long months of winter, this month brings with it a number of things: blooming flowers, the emergence of Princeton's bats from their hibernation and days of much needed rain.
I've been speaking with students about campus drinking lately. Some of these conversations took place at the workshops sponsored by the Alcohol Coalition Committee.
